Do you think voluntary prayer should be aloud in public schools??

Answer 1

I believe it is as long as it is not interfering with the class and not being forced by the teachers. Its been a few years since I graduated, but we used to pray every morning, in one of the classrooms. We used to pray in our Gospel Choir with our sponsor, who was a coach and gym teacher, during practices prior to the start of classes.

I know that there is a National "See you at the pole" movement, that has clubs in many schools and in our school we prayed around the flag pole weekly and one day a year, it was done all over the nation. http://www.syatp.com/

Answer 2

Mandatory? Absolutely not, I am atheist and I wouldn't want to be forced into praying. I would probably sit there daydreaming about something else and it takes away from school time that is already limited, I only get 20 minutes for lunch and I do not want a longer school day just so we can "pray". Voluntary? Thats up to the person, as long as it doesn't affect my learning then I could care less if they pray or not. But isn't prayer at home enough? Why take up your learning time to do something you can do when at home? And what ever happened to separation of church and state?

Answer 3

Yes I think so. It is completely voluntary so it should be allowed. Some might still say that it shouldn't be for reasons like it offends people but I say who cares. Everything will offend someone. I don't think that condoms should be handed out in schools but they are. Both are a way of life and should be voluntary. If it was not allowed at all, I think that would be a violation of Congress shall make no law prohibiting or establishing a religion. But what do I know right? It is wrong to say Merry Christmas these days.

Answer 4

I remember there being a problem years ago that got quite a bit of media attention with a boy following in his father's footsteps, and his father was a street preacher. The boy was going to school and before school, during break periods, and after, he was screaming sermons at the top of his lungs. Complete with references to the Whore of Babylon.

Once you start allowing students to pray out loud where do you draw the line? It's the nature of some kids to push the envelope as far as they can go. Prayer in school is a slippery slope, and can easily become a landslide under which the educational process is buried. It's hard enough to keep kids focused upon the work of learning without offering such a juicy distraction. There's no way to keep it a simple thing. Once permitted, someone is going to use it as a tool to push their agenda. Then another one will...

Answer 5

voluntary prayer is aloud in schools. the teacher cant just say "everyone lets pray". in public schools you can pray before a test, before you eat lunch, and before and after school. the only time you cant pray in school is when it obstructes the learning of others (getting up in the middle of class and yelling "oh lord, bless me and my fellow classmates") or when it interferes with the lesson plan (not reading the text book out loud when the teacher askes you to because you are praying).

Answer 6

It already is. School children can pray anytime they want and their teachers can't stop them from doing so, be it before class, a test, meal, whenever. It was never "removed" from the school system.

Teachers and faculty can't require, nor lead a prayer, but they can't stop a child from praying of their own free will or reading the Bible in school. There's no need to rally a call to "require" that schools allow children to pray. They already do.

Answer 7

yes i think voluntary prayer should be aloud in public schools because in America we have freedoms and one of those is speech and i think that if a kid can walk down a hallway in a school wearing a shirt or saying that says God Hates Us All then kids in the school systems should be aloud to pray when ever they want...

Answer 8

Because the Constitution protects the rights of it's citizens to choose their own religion and express it in the way of that chosen religion, schools must stay out of the religious business of its students.
This is a major right that America's share and it must be respected. Others do not have a right in America to dictate, preach, pray or otherwise infringe on other peoples freedoms of religion in public schools, the Constitution of the United States guarantees this protection for everyone.

Answer 9

Yes I think it should be aloud, because no one is being hurt or prosecuted for praying, and it is not influencing everyone of doing it. If you believe that it is the right thing to do, yes, you should be freely aloud to pray, as long as you don't disturb classmates or teachers during class time or other.

Answer 10

Oh yea i do. Since when did free speach get silenced? Just because i say something in school doesnt mean that im preaching it to other kids. C'mon people. Todays sociaty is pushing the church and prayer right out of every window they can, yet they have NO PROBLEM printing it on our money. Why is that? I dont care if they guy or gal next to me is talking to their god... thats their belief. But why silence everyone? Because one or two people get a bit upset because they have to hear it? Ok, i got a proposel for you. Maybe im getting offended by "you" not allowing me to excercise my right to free speech? Ever think of that? Someone (the ACLU) is out of control.

geez. thanks for reading my rant.